Every day, individuals are exposed to endless choices of who they want to be, where they want to live and who they choose to experience these life choices with. Is organ donation one of the choices on an individual’s mind? It is not until a tragic event occurs that the choices being made are forced to be addressed and the magnitude of the choices are realized (Scheve, 2008). Organ failure is not prejudice. Organ failure does not specifically happen to the young or just the old, nor does it favor men over women. The statistics show that organ failure is a part of every gender and age. There are numerous amounts of individuals that are currently waiting for organs and are in fear of losing the battle of survival. The only way to combat this issue
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From this act came the formation of The Procurement and Transplant Network. This agency assists in the prosperity and organization of the U.S. organ transplant process. (UNOS, 2013).The Procurement and Transplant Network was then responsible for the formation of The United Network for Organ Sharing, which is a nonprofit organization that correlates the organ transplant system which is under contract with the government of the United States. Members of this organization are responsible for the transactions between the organ donor, the facility where organ transplantation occurs and the organ recipient. (UNOS, 2013). The United Network for Organ Sharing retains all organ transplant data for every transplant that is performed in the United States, ensures that all protocol for allocation of organs is recorded and followed, and that recipients and their extended families are supplied with the proper information that is needed for a clear and concise understanding of the organ donation and recipient process. (UNOS, 2013). Organ allocation policies have been made and unfolded over the past 60 years. These policies are created by committees and boards of directors consisting of the general public, family members of donors, organ recipients, professionals in the field of organ transplant, and organ attainment specialists (Organdonor.gov, …show more content…
In August of 2002, according to the documentation supplied by the Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Cory Scott was a recipient of a heart transplant. Less than two months after receiving his new heart, Cory returned home with his family in Jacksonburg, West Virginia. Previous to this life saving surgical procedure, for a number of weeks, Cory had been kept alive due to the assistance of a mechanical ventricular assistive device. The following year, on a cold day in January Cory returned to school, and by the springtime, he was working out as a member of the Valley High Track team (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, n.d.). The gift of organ donation has contributed to the increased quality of his
From this act came the formation of The Procurement and Transplant Network. This agency assists in the prosperity and organization of the U.S. organ transplant process. (UNOS, 2013).The Procurement and Transplant Network was then responsible for the formation of The United Network for Organ Sharing, which is a nonprofit organization that correlates the organ transplant system which is under contract with the government of the United States. Members of this organization are responsible for the transactions between the organ donor, the facility where organ transplantation occurs and the organ recipient. (UNOS, 2013). The United Network for Organ Sharing retains all organ transplant data for every transplant that is performed in the United States, ensures that all protocol for allocation of organs is recorded and followed, and that recipients and their extended families are supplied with the proper information that is needed for a clear and concise understanding of the organ donation and recipient process. (UNOS, 2013). Organ allocation policies have been made and unfolded over the past 60 years. These policies are created by committees and boards of directors consisting of the general public, family members of donors, organ recipients, professionals in the field of organ transplant, and organ attainment specialists (Organdonor.gov, …show more content…
In August of 2002, according to the documentation supplied by the Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Cory Scott was a recipient of a heart transplant. Less than two months after receiving his new heart, Cory returned home with his family in Jacksonburg, West Virginia. Previous to this life saving surgical procedure, for a number of weeks, Cory had been kept alive due to the assistance of a mechanical ventricular assistive device. The following year, on a cold day in January Cory returned to school, and by the springtime, he was working out as a member of the Valley High Track team (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, n.d.). The gift of organ donation has contributed to the increased quality of his